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[Donovan D]

Whats up with this ???

[Chris]

The Springboks went to France,toloose.

And that embarrassing anthem was the prelude of what was to come.

[Blitzkrieg]

All I can say is that shockless is

[1972]

You done with that beam already blitz dam that was fast!

[Pine]

Whats up with this ???

That would have never happened if it was still 'Die Stem'

[bugspray]

That dude sucked major. hahaha Habana wanted to bust out laughing. haha. Now now Pine, even if it was just "die stem" it could have also been butchered. Nkosi Sikilele is an awesome anthem, just a pity a Chop sang it terribly.

[Chris]

Jasper(??) Dumisani.

Never heard of him,all of a sudden SARFU pays for him to go to France a destroy the anthem?

[bugspray]

Lol. South African sporting bodies enjoy paying money to people to damage our cred, all the Santana's and Dumisani's lol.

[Tony Z]

yet again, someone incompetant employed to fill a position of power.

[karmakoma]

Which country pays someone to have their anthem RASTAFIED?! Is that how we promote nation building and national pride?

Pathetic...

@Chris - toloose , sheesh. Less is said about that game the better, how bad was Wayne Barnes refereeing at the breakdowns ?

[Chris]

Toulouse, France - The reggae singer the Springboks accused of butchering the anthem before the 20-13 Test match defeat to France said Saturday that he thought he had "sung beautifully".

Ras Dumisani, sporting dreadlocks tucked into a huge red, green and white Rastafarian cap, was adamant that his performance - which made large parts of the Toulouse crowd burst into laughter - had been a good one.

"No one told me they were upset with the singing," the Durban native said. "In fact, someone just came up to me and told me how beautifully I had sung."

'They didn't get someone who really knows the thing'
The South African anthem was sung before France's stirring "Marseillaise" and the singer, backed by two drummers of his Afrikhaya Band, made a mess of the four-language homage to the Rainbow Nation.

At the anthem's conclusion, large parts of the crowd were left openly laughing and several Bok players looked over angrily as the singer made his muted departure from the field.

"I must convey that we are annoyed by the fact that the French disrespected our anthem," blasted South Africa coach Peter de Villiers.

"They didn't get someone who really knows the thing and show any respect for it. We expect people to show respect to the anthem of any other country."

But Dumisani was aghast that de Villiers and other Bok players were unhappy with his rendition.

'most people find my music so beautiful'

"Everyone at the stadium told me I sang well, even after the match. The Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika has been my tune since a baby," he said. "How can I not know the words?

"There are four languages: Zulu, Sesontho, Afrikaans, English. It's just four bars, always saying the same thing," said Dumisani, now based in Paris where he currently records his music and from where he is about to embark on a tour.

"I am the biggest reggae man in South Africa and the Springboks are my team.

"Everyone has their own tastes and you can't always account for that but most people find my music so beautiful."

Speaking after the match on Friday, Bok vice-captain Victor Matfield said Dumisani's rendition of the anthem had taken some of the wind out of the Springbok sails just moments before a kick-off.

"It's almost like receiving a jersey - every week's a special moment," Matfield said of lining up to sing the anthem.

"Every time you go out on the field and sing the national anthem, it's very important for us and that's something that fires you up because it really fires you up because you know you're playing for your country.

"It was a joke out there. The guys couldn't sing along to it and even the crowd were starting to laugh. It was very disappointing." - Sapa-AFP

[Thumper]

Almost as bad as when Rozanne Bar sang the Stars and Stripes... that was hilarious

[Muderick]

Hey....

Did anyone watch the game..... The bokke were really up to , and received a master class at the rucks and mauls, in defence as well as at the breakdowns. The Cockerels deserved their win, beating the Bokke at there very own rough and tumble game... just ask Bakkies, Victor and Schalk.... lol!

Oh, yes I am a die hard Bokke fan, but never make any excuses when they play like Bafana Bafana...

Maybe we should get the Rasta to sing at all bafana games to scare them into scoring a bloody goal...

*Pine... the stem is in the past and should stay just there... in the past.

Muds

[Pine]

*Sorry, Muds - I'm a bit of a RASTAcist

My candidate nominations - SA artists who would sing the national anthem A LOT better!

1. Claire Johnston (she did a SUPERB performance a few years ago - for NZ and SA)



2. Shine4 (they won't sing it WORSE than the Rasta prick, and they'll look A LOT better!)



3. Louise Carver (have you HEARD this lady's voice??)

[karmakoma]

My nominations, Romanz or the Bala brothers. Both groups very talented and would do the anthem/country proud